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Click below to view the 2010 CCPA Dues Schedule.  

• View CCPA's 2009 Annual Report.

For information on the 2009 CCPA Divisions & Forums , click here.

•View the 2010 CCPA Board of Directors

 

 

 

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CCPA Membership Information: Joining CCPA

To join CCPA, prospective members should complete the 2010 CCPA membership application form with dues schedule and submit it to CCPA with the dues amount.  Click here for the CCPA Membership Brochure detailing the benefits of membership!

CCPA Works for You!

We Know You.

  • CCPA represents agencies that provide services and supports to people with disabilities and other significant needs including children and adults with substance use disorders, mental illness, developmental, and physical disabilities.

We Partner With You.

  • Through CCPA's Divisions, Forums, and Committees, community provider professionals share ideas, network with colleagues, and shape the future agenda and direction of the Association.

We Advance Your Voice.

  • We champion your causes and advance your voices at the Legislature, within state agencies, with the media, and with other advocacy organizations.
  • CCPA's respected voice has helped protect private provider funding, advance new funding initiatives, support strategies for long-term change, and advocate for policies that support the community provider system.

We Train You and Your Workforce.

  • CCPA helps you effectively and affordably meet workforce training needs through a variety of educational methods including e-learning programs, seminars facilitated by nationally recognized instructors, and focused conferences.

We Help You Create Jobs.

  • Through CCPA's Preferred Purchasing Program, we create meaningful work opportunities and reliable wages for people with disabilities by developing contracts between state agencies and community providers under the preferred purchasing law.

We Provide Much More.

  • Accurate and timely information, updates, and analysis
  • Employee benefits programs
  • Connections to vendors and services that help you save money, time, and effort
  • Industry surveys
  • CCPA website including advocacy tools, discussion forums, and vital industry information
  • Discounts on national association memberships

2009 Membership Categories:

Organizational Member (See Application Form)

Organizations which provide community based programs, supports and services for children and adults in areas including, but not limited to: behavioral health, developmental disabilities, education, and substance abuse.  Organizational members are entitled to name a delegate to represent the organization in the general business affairs of the Association; receive mailings and publications; attend and participate in programs sponsored by the Association, including all Divisions, based on the membership criteria established by each Division; access the “Members-Only” sections of the CCPA website; vote in Association meetings; receive discounts on seminar and conference registrations and other products; and receive other services provided by the Association.

Organizations joining CCPA for the first time or past members that have not been a member for three full calendar years may be eligible to receive a dues discount for the first three years of membership.  Discounts are based on the organizational dues formula, and are discounted as follows: first year of membership, 25% of calculated dues; second year, 50%; third year, 75%; fourth year, 100%.

Organizations experiencing financial hardship may request a membership dues discount.

Associate Member ($150)

Organizations that support the objectives of the Association but are not eligible for organizational membership.

Individual Members ($100)

Individuals who support the work of the Association but are not eligible for membership in another category.  A person employed by an organization eligible for organizational membership is not eligible to join as an individual member.

Sustaining Member ($500)

Individuals or organizations that wish to provide special support to the Association that are not eligible for membership as Organizational members. This may include corporations, professional firms, commercial vendors and consulting firms.

Associate, Individual and Sustaining members are entitled to attend general membership meetings, receive selected mailings and publications, and attend and participate in selected programs sponsored by the Association.

All applications for CCPA membership are approved by the Board of Directors.